Today in the UK is designated ‘Back to Church Sunday.’ Many churches throughout the nation, including many Army corps, held what I guess could be best called ‘seeker service’ and people were encouraged to invite people back to church. I am all in favour of any initiative that engages any particular group of people to … More Back to Church Sunday
2. Disciple making. Inherent in the concept of disciple making is the concept of the Holy Spirit imparting to us the grace we need to become, in essence, little Jesuses to our world. The early disciples ate, breathed and slept ‘Jesus’. Their task as talmidim, followers of their Rabbi Jesus, was to become like him … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 2
10. I believe that we exist primarily for those at the edges and margins of our society, the last, the lost and the least. I did tell you that I had one to add to the list which I think is crucial. These are our people. Its interesting to note that when William Booth declared … More Affirmations #10 Faith at the margins
5. I believe that signs and wonders and prophetic and deliverance will play a big role in winning the world Again, long time readers of armyrenewal will know that this is another common feature. As we look through the pages of scripture, the gospels and Acts etc, we see a very direct correlation between proclaiming … More Affirmations #5 Demonstrating the Kingdom
I guess I’ve had a bit of time now to process the ‘process’ of my five year review in London last week. I thank God, first of all, for the encouraging input of those who were ‘assessing’ us. Thanks too, to those who were involved who read this blog. I still don’t know the results, … More Five Year Review
Armybarmy blog carried a neat little section the other day on the Salvo work day. It attempts to split the day up into 9 x 2 hour segments, allowing for 6 hours sleep. It goes as follows: 1. work up – rations2. work around – family3. work out – food/exercise4. work in – study5. work … More All in a day’s work
I’ve just come back from officers ‘retreat’ which was a good few days. Several things were helpful: the rest, the fellowship, the conversation, the good teaching by Majors Peter & Val Mylechreest. It was also good, like I said before, to reflect on stuff a year on from some pretty serious conversations we had at … More The Model Officer
Get ready for some stuff thats so simple and relatively uncomplicated that it might just blow your mind! Floyd McClung offers five simple steps for planting. As we build the Kingdom we need simple and biblical strategies for doing that all emcompassing task of making disciples of all nations. Here is what he suggests: 1) … More A Five Step Strategy to planting
The shape of our corps changes from tomorrow…the first key shift as we usher in our ‘Under the Fence’ strategy (see below). Last Sunday was our last weekly public meeting based on the old ‘build it and they will come’ paradigm. From tomorrow, we throw ourselves wholeheartedly into being a cell/ward corps. We’re calling our … More Changing Shape, Changing Mission
By far the most beneficial meetings I’ve been in of late have been ones which have purposely created space for allowing the Holy Spirit to minister. The practice of giving ourselves time to reflect, for example, on a sermon/message/teaching, allowing the Holy Spirit to apply it to our hearts in the context of the worship … More Waiting and Prayer
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